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Independent Oversight: OSC's Contract Review Safeguards Public Funds
… Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 allowed at least $11 billion in spending without a competitive process or the benefit of … an OSC review. These actions build on exclusions adopted in prior budgets that have significantly eroded the Comptroller’s vital role in independent review and approval of contracts. OSC’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/independent-oversight-osc-contract-review-safeguards-public-fundsControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… appropriations and the cash is transferred from the State Treasury to a local bank account for use by the agency. WCB … Audits/Reports of Interest Office of Children and Family Services: Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts (2013-S-52) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Harrisville Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Debt for Bus … expense on the surplus debt proceeds. Poughkeepsie City School District – Information Technology (2019M-166) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Open Book New York
… Search Millions of State and Local Government Financial … see Additional Financial Information . State Contracts Search 260,000 contracts that State agencies have with … and those that don't require approval by the Office. Search Contracts Also see State Contracts by the Numbers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/open-book-new-yorkDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Driven By Fare Revenue Drop
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) proposal to reduce budget gaps through 2028 by an average of $915 million annually by paying down debt raises questions on how it will find additional savings and revenue to fund … The Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys MTA proposal to reduce budget gaps through 2028 by an average of $915 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-driven-fare-revenue-dropComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… be considered reasonable amounts for such expenditures, and what documentation would be required to demonstrate that … included the costs for special events, memberships and sponsorships. Central New York Regional Transportation … be considered reasonable amounts for such expenditures, and what documentation would be required to demonstrate that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli Releases Report on NYS Executive Budget
… COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s finances have stabilized, and the Division of Budget (DOB) is now forecasting reduced … positive developments, as well as risks, challenges, and concerns, including several new proposals that restrict … steps to stabilize its finances with higher reserves and lower projected budget gaps,” DiNapoli said. “Still, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-releases-report-nys-executive-budgetEDSS - General Help for All Transactions
… be returned before OSC has begun its audit in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). When the transaction is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-general-help-all-transactionsDiNapoli: Governor Cuomo's Proposed Budget Continues Fiscal Progress
… plan to close future budget gaps, as I have called for, or we could get sidetracked and fall back on short-term … withholding, projected at $35 billion, is the largest single element of overall tax receipts and is expected to … fiscal year basis, school aid would increase $1.1 billion, or 5.1 percent. Even with the increase, aid has remained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-governor-cuomos-proposed-budget-continues-fiscal-progressDiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… Public authorities in New York have accumulated $267 billion in debt, the equivalent of $13,487 for every resident in the state, according to a … DiNapoli. The amount of debt reported by state and local authorities is now posted on DiNapoli’s transparency website, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityDiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… the state budget provided dedicated sources of revenue to close projected budget gaps, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual … improved financial picture, the burden is now on the MTA to improve the region’s transit system and win riders back, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-backOpinion 90-37
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … village real property based upon a determination that the proposed use of property by the higher offeror, although … accept a lower offer if it is determined that the use proposed will ultimately bring the greatest amount of revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37Mission Statement and Performance Measures
… State of New York is achieving its performance measures and properly reporting on the results. The audit covers from … has two primary lines of business: construction management and debt issuance. It assists a variety of public and private institutions with various projects that involve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/13/mission-statement-and-performance-measuresDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… when the COVID-19 pandemic reached New York. It didn’t have the controls and procedures in place to stop a viral spread in nursing homes. Persistent … — by more than 50% at times — the COVID-related deaths of New Yorkers living in nursing homes. DOH staff was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performanceOpinion 91-26
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Architectural Services (provided to public library by firm employing daughter of library board … herself from any discussions and votes on matters relating to the contract. A public library may adopt a code of ethics … daughter of the president of the library board as a junior architect. You state that neither the board president nor his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) policy. In addition, county officials did not provide cyber security … next year’s budgets and no reserve funds were established. In addition, the town has nearly $605 million in outstanding … towns and requires 37 percent of the revenue of the funds servicing this debt. The also board did not develop and adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsContractors or Consultants – Membership and Enrollment
… or receive service credit for consultant or independent contractor services. To determine if a person you hired is an employee or an independent contractor, you should first determine if an … an individual is an employee rather than an independent contractor. Some of these factors include: The employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/contractors-or-consultantsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Operations (Steuben County) Auditors found complete and accurate accounting records were not maintained, the modified accrual basis of accounting was not used and interfund activity was not properly reported. As a … The board did not properly segregate water billing and collection duties or establish compensating controls. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Harbor – Board Oversight (Suffolk County) The board failed to comply with statutory requirements when presenting and … limit of $331,470 by $65,143. City of Syracuse – Water System Cybersecurity (Onondaga County) City officials … communicated confidentially to city officials. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsFinancial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has adequate controls in place to … is spent in accordance with program guidelines and whether these controls are functioning as intended. The … youth development opportunities to school-age children and youth during the hours directly after school. Research …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/13/financial-oversight-advantage-after-school-program